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Elevated LDL cholesterol and increased risk of myocardial infarction and atherosclerotic cardiovascu...

Elevated LDL cholesterol and increased risk of myocardial infarction and atherosclerotic cardiovascu...

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Elevated LDL cholesterol and increased risk of myocardial infarction and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in individuals aged 70–100 years: a contemporary primary prevention cohort

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Elevated LDL cholesterol and increased risk of myocardial infarction and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in individuals aged 70–100 years: a contemporary primary prevention cohort

Publisher

England: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2020-11, Vol.396 (10263), p.1644-1652

Language

English

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England: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Findings of historical studies suggest that elevated LDL cholesterol is not associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in patients older than 70 years. We aimed to test this hypothesis in a contemporary population of individuals aged 70–100 years.
We included in our analysis individuals (ag...

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Elevated LDL cholesterol and increased risk of myocardial infarction and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in individuals aged 70–100 years: a contemporary primary prevention cohort

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2460763764

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2460763764

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ISSN

0140-6736

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32233-9

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